Acrochaetium punctatum E.Y.Dawson 1953
Publication Details
Acrochaetium punctatum E.Y.Dawson 1953: 25, pl. 2: fig. 1
Published in: Dawson, E.Y. (1953). Marine red algae of Pacific Mexico. Part 1. Bangiales to Corallinaceae subf. Corallinoidae. Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions 17: 1-239, Plates 1-33.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Acrochaetium is Acrochaetium secundatum (Lyngbye) Nägeli.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Colaconema punctatum (E.Y.Dawson) J.N.Norris.
Type Information
Type locality: Rocky south shore of Bahía Bocohibampo, Sonora, Mexico; Holotype: E.Y. Dawson; Feb. 12, 1946; Epiphytic with Kylinia secundata on the “leaves” of Sargassum; AHF; Dawson 462b (vial 1623; slides 929-931) (Dawson 1953: 25)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), dotted, marked with dots, spots, minute glands, etc. (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 24 June 2001 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 November 2014
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 November 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 10 January 2025
